Izimali ezikhokhiswa abakhiqizi bamazambane baseBrithani ukuze babhekane nezindleko zokuqeda umkhakha wamazambane

Ngokusho kombiko by Nancy Nicolson, ekhishwa ngu I-Courier today, potato growers in Britain will be sent bills this week calling for the payment of the full AHDB levy of £42.62 per hectare  – naphezu kokuthi ibhodi le-levy lihlehlisiwe kakhulu.

Nicolson reports that the AHDB is mailing invoices along with an accompanying letter detailing why the bills need to be paid and asking for “immediate settlement”, but growers will not be keen to stump up tens of thousands of pounds in many cases to receive nothing in return.

According to the report. the AHDB says the funds from growers, together with sector reserves, will be used to cover the costs of winding-down all levy-payer activity in the potato sector.

Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukubona izikweletu zenkontileka okuhlanganisa nezinhlelo zocwaningo (£4 million), izinhlelo zokugcina amazambane (£0.6 million), ezibhekelela izindleko zezibopho zokuqashisa nokudilizwa kwabasebenzi, (ngaphandle kwendawo yokugcina amazambane eSutton Bridge) (£1.7 million) nokumboza izindleko nokubhala phansi kwempahla yokuvala iSutton Bridge okuhlanganisa nokudilizwa kwabasebenzi nangemva kokudayiswa kwesiza (£1.1 million).

The Indawo yeSutton Bridge kulindeleke ukuthi ingene emakethe evulekile maduze futhi imishini yesayensi kanye nemishini yokucubungula amazambane esizeni nayo izothengiswa.